Cigar-machine.



B. T. BUHGHAHDI, v. H. HANsHN A H. s. MARSH.

GIGAH MACHINE. APPLIOATIQN FILED JULYB, 1911.

1,077,903, Amantea Nov.4,1913.`

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B. T. BURGHARDI, V. E. HANSEN & H. S. MARSH.

GIGAB MACHINE.

APPLIUATIOH FILED JULYB, 1911.

1,077,908. Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

UNTTE) STATES PATENT QFFGE.

BERNHARD T. BURCHARDI, OF NEW-YORK,.N.VY., VICTOR E. HANSEN, OF ELIZABETH,

NEW JERSEY, AND HARRY S. MARSH, F NEW `YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TO INTER- NATIONAL CIGAR MACHINERY COMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CIGAR-MACHINE.

- Patented NOV. 4,1913.

Application filed July 8, 1911. Serial No. 637,472.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, BERNHARD T. BUR- CHARDI, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, Vieron E. HANSEN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Elizabeth, county of Union, and State of New Jersey, and HARRY S. MARSH, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Machines, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to improvements in wrapper supports for use 1n automatic clgar machines for delivering the wrapper to a' wrapping mechanism.

In the patent to Tyberg, No. 654,203, dated July 2l, 1900, there is disclosed a wrapper support on which the wrapper is held in an outsprcad condition, the means for thus holding the wrapper in that machine involving suitable suction devices. The wrapper support of the machine of said patent is manipulated by giving the support a movement with respect to the bunch being wrapped of such a character as to vary the angular presentation of the wrapper to the bunch, this movement being of particular value when cigars of a per- I'ecto shape are being wrapped. In the machine of the patent referred to this change 'u1 the angular position of the wrapper support during the wrapping operation is effected by an arm which is directly connected to a part of the wrapper support und is in turn connected by a link to a second arm operated by a cam. While this mechanism is of value in producing certain shapes of cigars, it has been found in practice that in order to produce certain other shapes, a very steep cam is necessary.

' ln the machine of this patent, furthermore,

the wrapper is delivered to the under face of the wrapper support from a cutting die und is afterward transported to the wrappingl mechanism, the support passing from a position over the cutting die to a position over the wrapping mechanism with the wrapper maintained on its under face. Should a wrapper, however, be torn or have a perforation through it. this construction does not readily lend itself to patching the wrapper. Further, with the wrapper supportdisclosed in this patent, the wrapper is held .on the support by a single suction chamber with which the perforated wrappcrcarrying face of the support was 1n communication. lilith this construction of support, as the wrapper' begins to be peeled or pulled away from the support by the. wrapping mechanism and the perforations through the support are thus uncovered, the suction is weakened, and it may happen that the tip end of the wrapper, or the end which is last wound upon the bunch, will not be held sulticiently strongly on the support to prevent slipping under the tension exercised upon it-by the wrapping mechanism.

One of the objects of this invention is to produce a wrapper support generally of the type hereinbefore referred to, but in which the angular position of the support during the wrapping operation may be varied through the operation of easily acting mechanism.

A further object of the invention is to -produce a wrapper support of the type generally hereinbefore referred to` the sup port being so constructed as to enable it to be readily turned to bring thel wrapper thereon` into patching position and thereafter automatically returned to its normal position.

A further object of the invention is to produce a wrapper support of the type generally referred to but in which the suction operating to hold the wrapper on the support is effective during the delivery of the entire wrapper to the wrapping mechanism.

With these'and other objects in view, thc invention consists in certain constructions and in certain parts, improvements and combinations as will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically pointed out.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wrapper support and mechanism for operating the same constructed in accordance with the invention, this View also diagrammatically indicating a wrapping mechanism. Fig. 2 1s a plan View of the construction shown in Fig. 1, the wrapping mechanism being omitted. Fig. 3 is a view partly 1n elevation, and artly in section, of the wrapper support illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4--4 ot Fig. 3, certain part-s beingl broken away.` Fig.` 5 is a section on the line. 5 5 of Fig. 3, certain parts being removed. Fig. 6 is an end view of the wrapper support shown in Fig. 3, the position of the observer being indicated by the arrow 6 in said ligure, this view also diagrammatically illustrating the die from which the .wrapper is supplied to the wrapping mechanism.

Referring to said drawings, l and 2 indicate standards rising from the frame of the machine and which support the operative parts of the mechanism which has been selected to illustrate the invention. ln the particular machine shown, the standard 2 supports an upright rock-shaft 3 which in turn supports a bellecrank lever 4, 5, this lever forming, in the particular construction illustrated, an operating carrier for the Wrapper support. The carrier also includes an arm 6 which is pivoted to the arm 4 of the bell-crank lever at 7. The arm 6 has formed in one piece therewith a hollow boss 8 to which is secured a cap 9;, the cap and boss nclosing a pipe 10 (see Fig. 3) on which are formed upper and lower tlanges 11, l2. The `upper,fiai'ige l1 has bolted to it by means of a bolt 14 a two-part gear l5. The upper Vpart of this gear is shouldered slightly land incloses a hub 1G to which is connected a suction pipe 17 leading to any Suitable suction producing instrumentality, such, for instance, as a fan, not shown. The flange l2, in the particular construction shown, has secured to it a hollow block'lS the ends of which Aare countersunk to provide pivotal bearings :tor two hollow brackets 19, 20, the brackets being thus permitted to have an axial or pivotal movement with respect to thehollow bloclr. These brackets have secured to them by screws 2l a plate 22 which serves to support a casting 23 the face of which, 24, is perforated and forms the operating face ot the Wrapper support.

'The wrapping mechanism to which the support delivers the wrapper is diagraml'hatically indicated in Fig. 1, the rolls by which the bunch is rotated during the wrapper applying' operation being marked 25. rlhe particular construction of Wrapping mechanism has no bearingon the present invention, and as wrapping mechanisms of the type illustrated are' Wellvlmown in the art and as any other' suitable wrapping mechanism may be substituted therefor,`no further description of the wrapping mechanism will be`V given.

Inthe particular construction illustrated the wrapper support has a movement which is the resultant ot' an approaching, a travers ing and an angular movement, such movementsheing similar to the movements given the wrapper support disclosed in the Tyberg patenthereinbetore referred to. The appreaching movement, in the particular construction illustrated, is etl'ected by a bellcrank lever 26-27 mounted on a stud 28 mounted on the standardy 1. The arm 27 of the bell-crank lever carries' a roll 29 engaging a groove in a cam 30, and the arm 26 is provided with a segment 3l meshing with. a sector 32 on a hub 33 secured to the shaft 3. The traversing movementisv effected through an arm 34 fast on a stud 35 mounted in a boss 36 on the arm 5 of the bell-crank 4 5. This stud has secured to its lower end an arm 37 carrying a roll 3S which engages a cam groove 39 in `a cam plate 40 suitably supported in the machine. The arm 34 is connected by a rod 4l to an ear 42 on thc lever arm 6. Tlie means for producing thc angular movement includes a llever which may be variously mounted and arranged. In the particular construction illustra/ted, this lever is a bell-crank lever the arms ot which are marked 43, 44, this lever being pivoted on a stud 45 mounted on'the arm 6. The arm 440i2 the lever is connected by a link'46 to an arm 47)"mounted on a stud-"48 mounted in a boss v49 intheJ arm 5. The lower end of this stud is provided with an arm 50 carrying a roll 5l running in a cam groove 52 in the cam'plate 40. The connection between the lever and the support for producing the angular movement may be varied and will vary according to the character of lever employed. In the particular construction illustrated. the arm 43 of the lever has a segment 53 mounted thereonmeshing with the double pinion l'before referred to as fast on the flange l1 of the pipe 10. lt will be understood'that the mechanism described enables a very considerable pivotal and consequently angular movement to be given the support, and that this can be done with a very easy cam such as that generally indicated.

In the particular machine illustrated, the wrapper is supplied to the support by a cutting die 54 which may be similar to the cutting die illustrated in the Tyberg patent before referred to, This cutting die is suitably located in the machine, and in the operation of the machine the wrapper support first swings .over the cutting die and receives the wrapper and is then moved to the wrapping mechanism to deliver the wrapper thereto.

lt may happen that the wrapper leaf which is laid on the die will be torn or perforated, so that it may be undesirable to use it for a wrapper. Such leaves, however, may be made usable in many cases by patching, and mechanism embodying the invention in its best 'orm will'be of such a character as to enable the wrapper support to be turned to bring the wrapper into patching position. While the mechanism employed may be varied, that already described in which the support is carried on brackets 19, 20 which have a. pivotal connection with the hollow block 18 lends itself readily to this purpose, as the wrapper support may be turned on the pivots or journals to bring its face into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6 where the operator can readily apply a patch thereto, the patch being held by suction, paste also being employed if necessary.

It may be desirable to employ means for positively holding the support with the wrapper in patching position during the ytime the patch is being yapplied thereto. The means employed for this purpose may be varied. In the construction shown, .it consists of a lock consisting of a lat-ch v55 pivoted on a stud 56 extending from the cap 9. In the construction shown the latch is held forward to its duty by a spring 57, the movement, under the pull of the spring, being limited by a stop pin 5S. The operative end of the latch is or may be provided with a hook 59 which takes over a shoulder G0 extending from the bracket 20. As the support is swung up to bring it into the dotted line position indicated in Fig. G, the hook 59 takes over the shoulder 60 and' holds the support in patching position.

In the best constructions embodying the invention means will be employed forautomatically returning thc support after patching to normal position. While these means may be varied in construction, in the co'nstruction shown, there is employed a torsion spring G1, one end, 62, of which is secured to the hollow block 18, and the other end, 63,

of which is secured to the bracket 19.

` It will be understood that the operation of the carrier mechanism for the support Will be interrupted during the patching in any suitable way, as by a clutch mechanism not shown. l y

After the patching has been completed, the operation of the carrier mechanism will be resumed. As the support moves under the operation of the carrier mechanism it receives a pivotal movement due to the action of the segment 53 and the gear l5 which movement swings the shoulder G0 out. from under the latch 59, thus allowing-.the support to be thrown down into its normal position by the spring.

If desired, means may be employed to positively hold the wrapper support 1n its, normal position except when the patching'v operation is to be performed. In the particular construction illustrated, for this purpose a bolt 64 is employed (see Fig. 5 and dotted vlines lin Fig. 3) which engages a socket formed in the bracket 19 and which is held forward to its duty bv a spring G5. As illustrated, this bolt is operated to release the support-so that it may be turned into patching position, by a lever 66 (see Figs. 3 and 6) plvoted on a. stud ,67 mounted on the hollow block 1S. The bolt 64 is provided withv a pin which takes into the lever.

When the patching operation is to 'be performed, the operator forces the lever back by hand, thus withdrawing the bolt and unlocking the support so that it may be turned.

In wrapping the bunches,V it is desirable that thewrapper be lstretched as it is applied for reasons which it is not necessary chines which embody the invention in its best form, means will beprovided for insuring the maintenance of suction on the wrapper. While these means maybe varied, it

may well be of such construct-ion as to main# tain a somewhat stronger suction on the tip of the wrapper which is last applied than on the tuck end thereof. In the particular construction illustrated, the perforated plate A24 which forms the operative face of the wrapper support is provided with ribs 69 which register with ribs 70formed on the plate 22, these registering ribs constituting partitions which form three suction cham-4 bers 71, 72, 73 back of the operative face of the support. When, as in the construction shown, it is desired to cause a stronger suction to be exercised on the tip end of the wrapper than on the tuck end, this may be accomplished by making the openings which lead to these chambers of different size. In the construction illustrated the opening 74 which leads to the chamber 7 3 (this being the chamber opposite that part of the perforated plate which carries t-he tuck end of the wrapper) is made smaller than the opening 75 which leads to the chamber 72 (this being the chamber opposite to that part of the perforated plate which carries the middle i portion of the wrapper), and the opening 76 which leads into the chamber 71 is larger than the other openings. This construction provides for a graduatedsuction action on the wrapper which increases from the tuck end to the tip end thereof. y

If desired, the bracket 20 may be provided' with a curved plate 77, this plate dividing the hollow bracket into two channels through which the suction acts through the openings 75, 7G. The casting 2,3 may be so secured to the plate 22 as to be detachable for the purposes of cleaning, etc. In the particular construction shown, the late 22 is provided near one end with a rib 8 which supports a stud 7 9, the head of this stud engaging in a slotted ear 80 on the casting 23. Near the other end of the casting 23 it is provided with a similar slotted ear 81 which is engaged by the head 82 of a spring bolt 8S carried in a boss 84: on the plate 22. By forcing down the spring bolt S3 the casting may be readily swung away and detached from the plate.

'to elaborate. In order to eifectthis, in mato the particular construction herein de-I pivoted arm on which the support lis mount-- ed, a lever for giving the support its pivotal movement, said lever being mounted on nthe arm, motion augmenting operating .connections between the lever and the support,.and

means including a cam and suitableconnections for operating the lever.

2. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of a wrapper support, a vcarrier includin apivoted arm on which the support is pivotally mounted, a two-armed vlever for giving -the .support its pivotal movement, said lever being mounted on the arm, motion augmenting operating connections between one end of the lever and ,the support, and a cam and suitable connections extending .to the other .end of the Y -lever -for operating -the lever.

3. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, cfa wrapper support, an oper-I ating carrier including a pivoted anni on; which the support .is `pivotally mounted, a two-armed lever vfor giving the support itsl pivotal movement, said .lever being mounted on .the arm, a segment and gear connection between one end of the lever and the support, and a cam and suitable connections eX- tending from the other cnd of the lever for operating the lever.

4. The combination with a wrapper support, of means whereby a wrapper may be supplied to the under side of said support, a wrapping mechanism to which the wrapper is delivered, means for moving .the su port between the .wrapper supply and tie wrapping mechanism, means whereby the support may be turned to bring the wrapper thereon into patching position, and means for automatically returning 4the support.

The combination with a suction wrapper support, of means whereby a wrapper may be supplied to the under side of said support, a wrapping mechanism to which the wrapper is delivered, means for moving the support. between the wrapper supply and the wrapping mechanism, means whereby Vthe support may be turned to bring the wrapper thereon into patching position, and means for automatically returning the support.

6. The combination with a suction wrapper support, of means whereby a wra per may be supplied .to the underface o' the support, a wrapping mechanism to which the wrapper is delivered. a carrier to which the Support is plvoted. whereby the `suppprt may be turned ,on its plvot zitter receiving the wrapper to bringthe wrapper into patchmames ,ing esu'pporttobring.itintenormal position.

l t7. Thercombinationwith a suction wrapper #Report- .Of'lmeees whereby .a- Warner may tothe under face of the support,

a wrap .ing to which the' wrapper is",` elivered, a carrier to .which fthefsup- .be turned on .its vpivot after `receiving T:the y wrapper'to bringt position, ,and a spring or'-A rocking .the gsnpllation, and means for automatically .returnllg the Support -to -normal position.

9. The combination with 'a'.suction wrapper. support, ,of means whereby a wrapper may be supplied to the u1ldel .face of the support, a wrapping mechanism to which the .wrapper is delivered, means whereby the support may be turned to bring the wrapper thereon into patchingposition, a lock for holding ythe support in said position, means for automatically returning the vsu ort to .normal position, and a lock for :ho d sition.

10. rlhe combination with a wrapper support, of means whereby a wrapper may be supplied `to theunder side of the support, a wrapping mechanism to which ,the wrapper is delivered, means for moving the su, .port between the wrapper supply and t e wrapping mechanism, means whereby the support may be .turned to bring `the wrapper thereon into patching position, a lockl for holding the support in that position, means for automatically returning the support to normal position, and a lock for holding the support in its normal position.

11. The combination with a suction wrapper support having a perforated wrapper carrying face, of means for maintaining a stronger suction on the tip end of the wrapper than on the tuck end.

l2. The combination with a wrapping mechanism. of a suction wrapper sup ort having a perforated wrapper carrying acc, a plurality of independent suction chambers with which the 'perforated face is in communication, and means for maintaining the suction on the chambers during the delivery of the wrapper.

13. T he combination with a wrapping mechanism, of a suction wrapper support for presenting wrappers to said wrapping mechanism and having u perforatedwraping the support Ain its normal po-v .ing means :for thereafter rockper carrying face and a plurality of suction chambers with Whichthe perforated face is in communication, of means for maintaining a graduated` suction in the chambers.

14.' The combination with a Wrapping mechanism, of a suction Wrapper support for presenting wrappers to said Wrapping mechanism-and having a perforated Wrapl per 'carryin face and a plurality of suction .chambers wlth which the perforated face is in communication, of means for maintaining a. stronger suction on the chamber or cham- E bers which are in communication with that part of the carrying face which is holding 15 the tip end of the Wrapper than on the other chamber or chambers. A

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the* presence of two subscribing` Witnesses.

' BERNHARD T. BURCHARDI.

VICTGR E. HANSEN.l HARRY S. MARSH. Witnesses:

`M. M. ONEILL, M. L. D EGEN. 

